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1923 Rock Island Independents season

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1923 Rock Island Independents season
Head coachHerb Sies
Results
Record2–3–3
League place12th in NFL

The 1923 Rock Island Independents season was their fourth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4–2–1, winning only two games.[1] They finished twelfth in the league.

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 September 30 Chicago Bears W 3–0 1–0
2 October 7 Cleveland Indians T 0–0 1–0–1
3 October 14 Rochester Jeffersons W 56–0 2–0–1
4 November 4 Milwaukee Badgers L 3–14 2–1–1
5 November 11 at Minneapolis Marines T 6–6 2–1–2
6 November 18 at Chicago Bears L 3–7 2–2–2
7 November 25 Minneapolis Marines T 6–6 2–2–3
8 December 9 at Chicago Bears L 7–29 2–3–3

Standings

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NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Canton Bulldogs 11 0 1 1.000 246 19 W5
Chicago Bears 9 2 1 .818 123 35 W1
Green Bay Packers 7 2 1 .778 85 34 W5
Milwaukee Badgers 7 2 3 .778 100 49 W1
Cleveland Indians 3 1 3 .750 52 49 L1
Chicago Cardinals 8 4 0 .667 161 56 L1
Duluth Kelleys 4 3 0 .571 35 33 L3
Buffalo All-Americans 5 4 3 .556 94 43 L1
Columbus Tigers 5 4 1 .556 119 35 L1
Toledo Maroons 3 3 2 .500 35 66 L1
Racine Legion 4 4 2 .500 86 76 W1
Rock Island Independents 2 3 3 .400 84 62 L1
Minneapolis Marines 2 5 2 .286 48 81 L1
St. Louis All-Stars 1 4 2 .200 25 74 L1
Hammond Pros 1 5 1 .167 14 59 L4
Akron Pros 1 6 0 .143 25 74 W1
Dayton Triangles 1 6 1 .143 16 95 L2
Oorang Indians 1 10 0 .091 50 257 W1
Louisville Brecks 0 3 0 .000 0 90 L3
Rochester Jeffersons 0 4 0 .000 6 141 L4

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

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Team photo, picturing, from left to right: top row – Chester Thompson (president of the Rock Island Football Association), Alex Gorgal, Bulger Lowe, Jack Paridon (trainer), Charlie Lungren, Frank DeClerk, J. J. Rimmerman (managing secretary); middle row – Mike Wilson, Duke Slater, Herb Sies (captain / head coach), Lou Kolls, Hank Smith, Joe Burten, Max Kadesky; bottom row – Waddy Kuehl, Bob Phelan, Johnny Armstrong, Bill Giaver; Fod Cotton and George Thompson not pictured

References

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